Seismic wave amplification due to topography and geology in Kobe during Hyogo-Ken Nanbu earthquake

Structural Engineering/Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages

  Takemiya, Hirokazu ^a   Adam, Maher ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep diluvium; Disaster belt; Hyogo ken Nanbu earthquake; Seismic wave propagation; Shallow alluvium; Site amplification; Time domain analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEISMIC WAVES; TECTONICS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

DEEP DILUVIUM; DISASTER BELT ZONE; SHALLOW ALLUVIUM; SITE AMPLIFICATION;

SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 0031246641     PISSN: 02898063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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